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Quick Tip: How to get an exact height
March 17, 2011

Whenever I need to set a router bit or a tablesaw blade to an exact height, I take a twist-drill bit with a diameter equal to the height I want…
Quick Tip: Using Drawer Slides
March 17, 2011

When I’m using commercial drawer slides, if I build the drawer box too narrow, I just shim out the drawer slides with a piece of veneer or veneer tape. It’s…
Magnetic catch holds bandsaw door open
January 28, 2011

Every time I changed the blade on my bandsaw, I invariably got bonked on the noggin by a persistently self-closing upper door. Tired of bumps and readjusted glasses, I concocted…
Easy Way to Distinguish Router Bits
January 28, 2011

It is not always easy to distinguish one size in a family of router bits from another—for example, a 3/4-in. roundover bit from a 1/2-in. one. To solve this problem,…
Make Wide Bevels on the Jointer
January 26, 2011

The common way to make a wide bevel on the underside of a tabletop, for example, is to stand the panel on edge (you can’t lay it down, since the…
Clamp Rack Expands Storage
January 26, 2011

Double your bar-clamp storage with layered racks with offset slots.
Use a Rigid-Foam Sled to Straighten a Board
January 26, 2011

I was working with some nice teak paneling and needed one more small piece to finish the job. But the only piece left was from the scrap pile and both…
Ramp Up Your Router-Table Dust Collection
December 1, 2010

A standard router-table dust collection setup works well when the cut is along the inner edge because wood chips are easily sucked into the fence opening. However, when routing a…
Story Sticks Speed Setup for Sharpening Turning Tools
December 1, 2010

If you are using the Oneway Wolverine sharpening system to grind your detail, spindle, roughing gouges, and skews, the V-arm setup can be a bit of a fussy process of trial,…
Slot a Zero-Clearance Insert Safely
December 1, 2010

Here’s how to safely cut a blade slot in a new zero-clearance tablesaw insert. With the blade all the way down, lock the rip fence in place over the right…

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